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Caleb Grant of Bemidji carries against Moorhead during their football game Friday, Sept. 21, 2018, at Moorhead. Michael Vosburg / Forum Photo Editor
FOOTBALL: Jacks earn The Axe, end six-year winless drought against Moorhead
MOORHEAD -- For the first time since 2012, the Bemidji High School football team defeated Moorhead on Friday night by a 43-28 score to win the...
 sports/football September 21, 2018 - 10:47pm
Trent Squibb of Hector poses with a bull elk that was fatally hit Friday morning on Minnesota Highway 4 north of Hector. Submitted photo
Rare car vs. 750-pound elk collision reported in west-central Minnesota
HECTOR, Minn. — Collisions with deer aren't unusual on rural highways in west central Minnesota, but a collision with an elk had people...
 News/accidents September 21, 2018 - 8:00pm
FILE — Donald Trump Jr. arrives on Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, April 1, 2018. Trump's participation in a meeting with Russians has placed scrutiny on his claim that he “did not collude with any foreign government and did not know anyone who did.” (Tom Brenner/The New York Times/Copyright 2018)
Montana bar and grill won't host Donald Trump Jr. at campaign event: 'That's just not who we are'
In the great dining dilemma of the Trump administration, there is no neutral territory. To serve is to face accusations of normalization, even...
 News/government and politics September 20, 2018 - 9:29am
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Don Kinzler says this reader-submitted photo shows common buckthorn, an invasive species that's toxic to humans. Submitted photo
Berries of invasive species toxic to humans, how to cut back lilacs and more
Q: What is this bush with the black berries that's growing right next to some chokecherry trees? — Judy and Tim Hansen, Sabin, Minn. A:...
 lifestyle/Home and Garden September 22, 2018 - 6:00am
Carol Bradley Bursack, Minding Our Elders columnist.
Daughter's desire to remain employed conflicts with mom's needs
Dear Carol: My mom's lived with me for three years. I'm single and have a demanding job but I've made time for Mom's medical appointments and...
 opinion/columns September 22, 2018 - 5:58am
'You pulled a gun in front of my kids over a mattress,' the man said. Then he was shot dead.
It began, police say, as a dispute among neighbors in Abilene, Texas. Two families argued about where to dump trash in an adjacent alleyway....
 News/crime and courts September 21, 2018 - 12:24pm
Merle LaCoursiere
Merle LaCoursiere Nov. 16, 1934 - Sept. 20, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Merle LaCoursiere, 83, Bemidji, died Thursday, Sept. 20, in his home. Arrangements are pending with Olson-Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Bemidji.
 September 22, 2018 - 9:47am
No injuries in early morning house fire in Bemidji
BEMIDJI—No injuries were reported Friday morning during a residential fire in the 4000 block of 15th Street NW. The call was reported at...
 News September 21, 2018 - 10:55am
Iris are among a short list of perennials that are best cut back in fall, rather than spring. Michael Vosburg / Forum News Service
Should perennials be cut back in fall? It depends.
FARGO — What's the first thought that comes to mind if someone mentions cutting back? Fewer trips through the buffet line? Less snacking...
 lifestyle/Home and Garden September 22, 2018 - 8:38am
Minnesota state Rep. Jim Knoblach of St. Cloud co-chairs the first meeting in the new Senate Office Building Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016. Forum News Service
Veteran Minnesota lawmaker ends campaign, denies daughter's allegation of inappropriate touching
St. PAUL—Minnesota state Rep. Jim Knoblach, an influential St. Cloud Republican in his eighth term, has ended his re-election campaign...
 News/government and politics September 21, 2018 - 5:49pm
Crime report for Sept. 20
Sheriff's Report The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office responded to the following calls Thursday: Burglary 4:39 p.m. A deputy took a report of...
 News/crime and courts September 21, 2018 - 1:59pm
In Nov. 2015, images of Jacob Wetterling are displayed on a wall at the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Alexandria, Va., where the age-progression photographs are produced. Wetterling, 11, was missing for 27 years after being kidnapped on a rural road near his home in St. Joseph, Minn., on Oct. 22, 1989. In 2016, Danny Heinrich confessed to killing him that same night. (Chris Newberry Productions)
Anatomy of an investigation: The Jacob Wetterling case file
ST. PAUL — When law enforcement caught up to Jacob Wetterling’s killer in October 2015, he said he wasn’t the “monster” he was 27 years...
 News/crime and courts September 22, 2018 - 9:21am
Alberta Ruth Shingler
Alberta Ruth Shingler Feb. 23, 1922 - Sept. 21, 2018 BEMIDJI, Minn. - Alberta Ruth Shingler, 96, Blackduck, Minn., died Friday, Sept. 21, in Sanford Health Neilson Place. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., with a memorial service at 2 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, at Holy Trinity Lutheran...
 September 22, 2018 - 9:47am
BSU wide receiver Mannie Kugmeh (8) runs the football in the first half of a snowy game against University of Minnesota Duluth on Oct. 26, 2017, at Chet Anderson Stadium. (Jillian Gandsey | Bemidji Pioneer)
FOOTBALL: BSU clashes with UMD in unbeaten showdown
BEMIDJI -- The top two football teams in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference North Division meet in a battle of unbeatens Saturday night...
 sports/football September 21, 2018 - 11:08pm
The federal building in downtown Bemidji is located at 522 Minnesota Ave. NW. (Pioneer file photo)
Feds plan to vacate downtown building
BEMIDJI—Federal officials will vacate the four-floor building in downtown Bemidji, with the intention of relocating the Bureau of Indian...
 News September 20, 2018 - 8:09pm

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Top left: Bemidji win "Best MN Town." Top center: Bull moose visits Lake Bemidji. Top right: BSU men's hockey coach with the MacNaughton Cup. Bottom left: Rescue team heads out on Upper Red Lake. Bottom center: People embrace on the first day of searching for missing fishermen on Lower Red Lake. Bottom right: Bus accident on Irvine Avenue. (Pioneer file photos)

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